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good morning, washington. >>> welcome back to "good morning washington." would have some major news on the traffic front. lisa baden will get to that in just a second. >> we're looking forward to a little bit of a warm-up. >> we were at4 yesterday. we will be close to 50 today. 31 downtown. milder there. 15 in stephens city. the wind is fairly coalm. upper 40's. it should be a gorgeous afternoon. a major situation 270 happening situation 270. >> we have a live picture of a fire that has been burning for almost an hour. this is on montrose road over 270. this was a fuel tanker that turns over perk is on known as to the amount of fuel. you see 270 has been set free. the have reopened southbound 270. the backup is huge and expensive. northbound is going to be closed. this fire is on montrose road on the east side. it is on the side over 270 north, which is what they feel safe to let southbound travel to get through. all the red is northbound where there will be forced off before you get to tuchman lakerman lan you can get down to the beltway. >> at least sout
good morning, washington. >>> welcome back to "good morning washington." would have some major news on the traffic front. lisa baden will get to that in just a second. >> we're looking forward to a little bit of a warm-up. >> we were at4 yesterday. we will be close to 50 today. 31 downtown. milder there. 15 in stephens city. the wind is fairly coalm. upper 40's. it should be a gorgeous afternoon. a major situation 270 happening situation 270. >> we have a...
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. >> couldn't get theme you this to washington? we will get them on tomorrow. >> coincidentally, a friend of mine has been trying to adopt two children for about two years from haiti and she was just down there at the orphanage, which i'm happy to report is doing okay. it is the village of hope orphanage. and -- but she had these pictures of jacquesmel that she was showing me a couple days ago, today, i just got emailed pictures, basically the same area and it's horrible. it is just this beautiful colonial architecture and people, you know, are as affected down there. so -- i think that is important. >> you question faith in all of this? >> you have -- in a way, you do. i mean, you don't understand, especially a place like haiti hit so hard by lots -- >> why? >> why would this happen? why would it happen, i don't know. >> anybody you talk to who spent any time down there, really talks about the resiliency of the people. >> larry: go back now, ben? >> i will definitely go back. you know, i think it is also important to note that pre
. >> couldn't get theme you this to washington? we will get them on tomorrow. >> coincidentally, a friend of mine has been trying to adopt two children for about two years from haiti and she was just down there at the orphanage, which i'm happy to report is doing okay. it is the village of hope orphanage. and -- but she had these pictures of jacquesmel that she was showing me a couple days ago, today, i just got emailed pictures, basically the same area and it's horrible. it is just...
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that will and other companies were paying attention to washington. are you equally matched or overly matched? >> my counterparts around the world will tell you that it is an issue in every capital. sometimes it is just about google and their profits. that is the way the market system works.
that will and other companies were paying attention to washington. are you equally matched or overly matched? >> my counterparts around the world will tell you that it is an issue in every capital. sometimes it is just about google and their profits. that is the way the market system works.
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haiti's ambassador to washington says he's very afraid, afraid that many, many people have been killed in this quake. ramone joseph says his country needs help from the rest of the world now. he made the appeal by phone on cnn's "situation room." >> haiti as is being portrayed all the time, the poorest country in the western hemisphere now has been hit by the worst catastrophe. so i'm calling on all friends of haiti and people who are listening to me to please come to our aid. >> a plea for aid right there. the u.s. president, barack obama, is speaking out on the haiti earthquake as well. he says -- >> the u.s. state department has activated what it calls a disaster response plan. it says that a task force will work through the night on this. secretary of state hillary clinton is on an asia-pacific tr trip. here's what she said. >> we are still gathering information about this catastrophic earthquake, the point of impact, its effect on the people of haiti. the united states is offering our full assistance to haiti and to others in the region. we will be providing both civilian and mili
haiti's ambassador to washington says he's very afraid, afraid that many, many people have been killed in this quake. ramone joseph says his country needs help from the rest of the world now. he made the appeal by phone on cnn's "situation room." >> haiti as is being portrayed all the time, the poorest country in the western hemisphere now has been hit by the worst catastrophe. so i'm calling on all friends of haiti and people who are listening to me to please come to our aid....
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in washington, president obama called the haiti crisis a moment for american leadership. he announced an initial installment of $100 million in help for the country. >> this will mean more of the lifesaving equipment, food, water and medicine that will be needed. this investment will grow over the coming year as we embark on the long-term recovery from this unimaginable tragedy. >> reporter: the first wave of the u.s. effort involved a detachment of some 100 soldiers from the army's 82nd airborne division. they left fort bragg, north carolina today. their main task is to prepare for the arrival friday of more than 800 other u.s. military personnel. and thousands of additional u.s. troops are expected to head to haiti in the coming days. at the same time, the president warned a relief effort of this magnitude will not happen all at once. >> even as we move as quickly as possible, it will take hours, and in many cases days, to get all of our people and resources on the ground. >> reporter: underscoring the u.s. commitment, secretary of state hillary clinton cut short her tr
in washington, president obama called the haiti crisis a moment for american leadership. he announced an initial installment of $100 million in help for the country. >> this will mean more of the lifesaving equipment, food, water and medicine that will be needed. this investment will grow over the coming year as we embark on the long-term recovery from this unimaginable tragedy. >> reporter: the first wave of the u.s. effort involved a detachment of some 100 soldiers from the army's...
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c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this week in congress, the second year of the obama administration. more liz sidoti liz with the associated press and jennifer haberkorn from "the washington times." good morning, welcome. we'll start with you, jennifer, asking you about your story this morning in the politics section. that story is being reported elsewhere as well. for the president is expected to speak elsewhere about jobs, are they the number one issue? guest: it seems that way, after the election in massachusetts, health care seems to be in the back burner. people want jobs, they want the economy to improve, so they will be working on that, and i think he will see that reflected in the state of the union address. host: a more visible role in the white house, over the weekend in "the washington post, they had this, "the white house toughens its town." guest: i think that the white house was taken off guard by what happened in massachusetts. they are at a point right now where they realize that if they do not
c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this week in congress, the second year of the obama administration. more liz sidoti liz with the associated press and jennifer haberkorn from "the washington times." good morning, welcome. we'll start with you, jennifer, asking you about your story this morning in the politics section. that story is being reported elsewhere as well. for the president is expected to speak elsewhere...
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here we're in washington. we want to do these programs and that is a trickier argument. >> what about the president. of course he started it in the very directly in the state of the union address wednesday night. he pick approximated up on it today. he scolded them as well. i mean it wasn't all hey, let's all work together. he took them on. using tough words. >> i think the president, david and i do disagree on whether it is left or right or big or small. i think it has to be showed that government works. and i thought his rebuttal response to congressman mike pences question about the unemployment, and he pointed out that there are 650,000 people laid off and lost their job in december 2008, 750,000 in january, another 650,000 in february, before his plan kicked in. and that economists now, and he has to make the case which i think has been very poorly made that government does and has made a difference whether it's in-- . >> lehrer: you mean the stimulus package. >> the stimulus package and his other initiat
here we're in washington. we want to do these programs and that is a trickier argument. >> what about the president. of course he started it in the very directly in the state of the union address wednesday night. he pick approximated up on it today. he scolded them as well. i mean it wasn't all hey, let's all work together. he took them on. using tough words. >> i think the president, david and i do disagree on whether it is left or right or big or small. i think it has to be showed...
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one is the march on washington speech. i was watching it on television. i started out watching it while i was lying down. when it was over i was standing straight up. [laughter] it is something i did not witness, the second thing, something i heard and i read, which is he was sitting in his kitchen after terrorists-type attacks on his family and his talhome and monday was wondering if it was worth it and he felt he was going to give up. the scene was a naked light bulb hanging over his head, of their kitchen table, the profits sitting there, just him and god. he said that at that moment of deep despair and frustration and resignation, he heard the collective unconscious of its people speak, in the words of the negro spiritual, "sometimes i feel discouraged and think my works in vain, but then the holy spirit revives my soul against." and he got up and kept working. >> ok. whoever wants to answer, answer and do it as deeply as you can, please. this could go on a long time. regarding the statement, the constitution is god's dr. meand, where does micah hucka
one is the march on washington speech. i was watching it on television. i started out watching it while i was lying down. when it was over i was standing straight up. [laughter] it is something i did not witness, the second thing, something i heard and i read, which is he was sitting in his kitchen after terrorists-type attacks on his family and his talhome and monday was wondering if it was worth it and he felt he was going to give up. the scene was a naked light bulb hanging over his head, of...
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the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but as we have argued before, there are serious problems in the aid machinery, and these have contributed to the delivery challenges on the ground. the aid machinery currently at work keeps too much for overhead for its operations and still realize too much on ngos or contractors -- still relies too much on ngos or contractors. the fact that there are more indio's per capita in haiti than any other country in this hemisphere reaching more ngos -- more ngos in haiti it than any other country -- 80 will need the contractors and ngos -- haiti will lead the
the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but...
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but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air in the american airlines, i was looking at the city, the that i had left 13 years earlier and i saw all of these match boxes over the hills. and, the mountain is the backdrop to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured, and i wrote to, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. at the time i did not see an earthquake. haiti, being in the hurricane ali, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flimsy
but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe...
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paul krugman in the washington times -- >> washington times, wow. >> pardon me. are you pardoning paul or the washington times? >> i am wondering, if the criticism thus far has been the president has not stepped in in a timely way and twisted arms or whatever people want a president to do, now more than ever would be the time, would it not, for the president to show them the record? with the way forward will be determined by the president, by members of congress, by democrats and republicans that are interested in getting this done. i think lots of those conversations are ongoing about how best proceed, including involving the president. but the president said that it is time to coalesce around the core elements of the package. for what would be the non-core elements that were being discussed? >> i think there were ideas that were different in one bill, there were ideas that were different in the house bill than from the senate bill and the senate bill from the house bill, that as a result of negotiations might not ultimately come through in a package -- >> becau
paul krugman in the washington times -- >> washington times, wow. >> pardon me. are you pardoning paul or the washington times? >> i am wondering, if the criticism thus far has been the president has not stepped in in a timely way and twisted arms or whatever people want a president to do, now more than ever would be the time, would it not, for the president to show them the record? with the way forward will be determined by the president, by members of congress, by democrats...
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in washington at 90.1 132 it's also a free application for your iphone. c-span retial, covering washington like no other. >>> representatives from 20 countries met earlier to discuss security in him in. following their meeting, british foreign secretary david miller band, secretary of state hillary clinton and the indian and foreign minister held a joint news conference. the leaders talked about restoring economic stability to the country and working together to fight terrorism in the region. this is about 30 minutes. >> -- my colleague of the foreign minister of him and and my colleague and friend, secretary clinton of the united states. i want to first call thank the yemeni delegation who came to the conference headed by the pri minister but also including the deputy prime ministers for the defense and security and economic affairs as well as foreign minister kobe for traveling here. i just finished sharing a meter of some 20 countries and five international institutions about yemen and its challenges, about how its government is tackling the problems i
in washington at 90.1 132 it's also a free application for your iphone. c-span retial, covering washington like no other. >>> representatives from 20 countries met earlier to discuss security in him in. following their meeting, british foreign secretary david miller band, secretary of state hillary clinton and the indian and foreign minister held a joint news conference. the leaders talked about restoring economic stability to the country and working together to fight terrorism in the...
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now that's what i came to washington to do. that's why for the first time in history my administration posts on our white house visit -- posts all our white house visitors online. that's why we excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs. but we can't stop there. it's time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my administration or with congress. it's time to put strict limits on the contributions the lobbyists give to candidates for federal office. with all due deference to separation of pewers, last week the supreme court reversed a century of law that i believe will open the flood gates for special interests including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections. i don't think american elections should be bankrolled by america's most powerful interests or worse, by foreign entities. they should be decided by the american people and i urge democrats and republicans to pass the bill that helps correct some of these problems. i'm also calling on congress continue down t
now that's what i came to washington to do. that's why for the first time in history my administration posts on our white house visit -- posts all our white house visitors online. that's why we excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs. but we can't stop there. it's time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my administration or with congress. it's time to put strict limits on the contributions the lobbyists give to candidates for federal office....
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washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the republicans did not do a day's work since they were in office. we are paying them some $100,000 per year to a creek. how many jobs did the republicans make? not one. guest: i think that he is emblematic of many people's an ger out there when they look at washington as a dysfunctional entity good with democrats and republicans. as a political strategist a think both karen are aware that the american public has increasingly desired fast results. it is one of the down sides of technology. people are looking for the instant reaction and also for the instant solut
washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the...
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in washington today, psident obama pledd u.s. "unwavering" support. >> with just a few hundred mes of ocean between uand a long history that binds utogether, haitians are our neighbors i the americ and here at home. our thoughts and prayers are also with e many haitian- americans arnd our country, who do not yetnow the fate of their milies and loved ones back home. >> woodruff: from miamto new york and elsewhere, itian- americanbegan gathering last night to wt for news. >> no, i only got a busy snd. >> woodrf: some tried in vain to reach filies all night. >> i have a t of sisters the, and i went over there in julyo spend time with them. i don't know if i will have chce to see them again. >> wdruff: in miami's little iti section this morning, a mass forhe earthquake victims was held at the cathedraof st. mary the dister affected all, from everydayeople to community leaders, includi phillip brutus, the first itian american elected tthe state legislature in flori. >> a lot of pele are uncounted for. my wifis in haiti. i have a five-
in washington today, psident obama pledd u.s. "unwavering" support. >> with just a few hundred mes of ocean between uand a long history that binds utogether, haitians are our neighbors i the americ and here at home. our thoughts and prayers are also with e many haitian- americans arnd our country, who do not yetnow the fate of their milies and loved ones back home. >> woodruff: from miamto new york and elsewhere, itian- americanbegan gathering last night to wt for news....
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>> well, younow, that is what washington does every spee. it becomes a speech ofhe lifeti. doubt it's an important speech a it's an important speech because aricans have been through a very diffult time and there looking for a sense of what the future wl hold. the present is going to talk about where we've been andhere we're ing and how we create jobs in this country that pay we, see wages grow, and secure the middle class ain after this very difficult peri we've beenhrough. >> ifill: the president is pected to call for a the-year spending-- freeze on some domestic spending, d, yet also for an increase in educion spending. hodo you balance all that out? >> just likeny family or busiss does, gwen. evybody in hard times has to ke chces. you have to priotize. you have to do withouthe things you can dwithout in order to p for the things do you. educatn has to be a priority for this country because it'so much tied to t quality of life that our young ople will live, analso thcompetitiveness of our country. so we have to make tse investments. but we'rgoing to have to do without so
>> well, younow, that is what washington does every spee. it becomes a speech ofhe lifeti. doubt it's an important speech a it's an important speech because aricans have been through a very diffult time and there looking for a sense of what the future wl hold. the present is going to talk about where we've been andhere we're ing and how we create jobs in this country that pay we, see wages grow, and secure the middle class ain after this very difficult peri we've beenhrough. >>...
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you really miss washington, i assume? >> you can't guess how much. >> i -- those -- i've listened to the comments of the secretary, your successor, and now you, and i'm listening to the members' questions and how much memory is lost in a year or 14 months from those faithful days in september and october. which all of us hope we never relive, but, in fact, we're very much significantly different than today and the coolness of being able to answer. one of the questions i was particularly interested in, because i was very involved with that time and what was happening with aig. my aspect of having some jurisdiction of insurance. as i understand it, because of financial products in london, was without assets and had a tremendous involvement in counterparty positions for about $2.8 trillion and whose counterparty positions were starting to fail and they had to honor them, their initial internal decision of aig was to use the assets of the world's largest insurance company and they sought permission and it they sought permissi
you really miss washington, i assume? >> you can't guess how much. >> i -- those -- i've listened to the comments of the secretary, your successor, and now you, and i'm listening to the members' questions and how much memory is lost in a year or 14 months from those faithful days in september and october. which all of us hope we never relive, but, in fact, we're very much significantly different than today and the coolness of being able to answer. one of the questions i was...
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the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but as we have argued before, there are serious problems in the aid machinery, and these have contributed to the delivery challenges on the ground. the aid machinery currently at work keeps too much for overhead for its operations and still realize too much on ngos or contractors -- still relies too much on ngos or contractors. the fact that there are more indio's per capita in haiti than any other country in this hemisphere reaching more ngos -- more ngos in haiti it than any other country -- 80 will need the contractors and ngos -- haiti will lead the
the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but...
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now that's what i came to washington to do. that's why for the first time in history my administration posts on our white house visit -- posts all our white house visitors online. that's why we excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs. but we can't stop there. it's time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my administration or with congress. it's time to put strict limits on the contributions the lobbyists give to candidates for federal office. with all due deference to separation of pewers, last week the supreme court reversed a century of law that i believe will open the flood gates for special interests, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections. i don't think american elections should be bankrolled by america's most powerful interests or worse, by foreign entities. they should be decided by the american people and i urge democrats and republicans to pass the bill that helps correct some of these problems. i'm also calling on congress continue down
now that's what i came to washington to do. that's why for the first time in history my administration posts on our white house visit -- posts all our white house visitors online. that's why we excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs. but we can't stop there. it's time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my administration or with congress. it's time to put strict limits on the contributions the lobbyists give to candidates for federal office....
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i wrote a piece in 1994, 15 years ago that was the cover story for "washington monthly magazine." the piece that i wrote was "very risky business." and that was 15 years ago. i believe there was $15 million of negotiable value of derivatives. i said what's happening in this country is outrageous. we have taxpayer insured bankers institutions trading on derivatives. putting taxpayers' money at risk. it is flatout gambling. they may as well have a craps table or keno table in their lobby. 15 years ago i wrote that article. and the fact is we've gone through this unbelievable collapse of the economy, $15 trillion of wealth lost to the american people and we still have these institutions trading on proprietary accounts and the president says it ought to stop. the are president also says we ought to separate, as paul volcker suggests, the fdic insured banking institutions from the investment banks over here. they were put back together. i stood on the floor of this senate 10 years ago, five, sis, eight times and gave long speeches predicting that if you do this, if you fuse together co
i wrote a piece in 1994, 15 years ago that was the cover story for "washington monthly magazine." the piece that i wrote was "very risky business." and that was 15 years ago. i believe there was $15 million of negotiable value of derivatives. i said what's happening in this country is outrageous. we have taxpayer insured bankers institutions trading on derivatives. putting taxpayers' money at risk. it is flatout gambling. they may as well have a craps table or keno table in...
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to take your questions about the campaign and the impact on washington policy. >> "washington journal" continues. host: mark mazzetti is our guest until the end of today's "washington journal," correspondent for "the new york times." what is the role of the cia in afghanistan and pakistan? guest: a couple of things. in afghanistan right now,ç they do a number of things, including collectçó intelligence, analyze intelligence, and also to ground operations against taliban forces, militant networks. in pakistan, something we report a lot about, the drone strikes that the cia has been doing for several years now, and in the last year-and-a-half or two years has increased the intensity. to the extent that there is sometimes one or two a week. these are predator and drone aircraft piloted by ci -- out of cia headquarters in virginia. but it is usually in the pakistani tribal region in the mountains. host: is that a traditional role of the cia? guest:ç they are really a post- 9/11 phenomenon. they had them before september 11. after 9/11, it is something that i have been using quite ex
to take your questions about the campaign and the impact on washington policy. >> "washington journal" continues. host: mark mazzetti is our guest until the end of today's "washington journal," correspondent for "the new york times." what is the role of the cia in afghanistan and pakistan? guest: a couple of things. in afghanistan right now,ç they do a number of things, including collectçó intelligence, analyze intelligence, and also to ground operations...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, january 19, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby air.int the honorable benjamin . ca signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. january 20, store. >> "washington journal"store. continues. host: peter deshazo is at >> host: peter is the director for the americas program at the center for strategic a this is a headline from monday's "new york times." u.s. role in haiti after the crisis. and it >> host: how do you strike the right balance? >> guest: the right balance is giving enough support to one the haitian people and two the haitian government that they can eventually handle the affairs of their country on their own without being overbearing. it's a difficult challenge. you're standing up basically a country that has started over and over again to try to build the most basic institutions in government. and to build an economy that'
the clerk: washington, d.c, january 19, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby air.int the honorable benjamin . ca signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. january 20, store. >> "washington journal"store. continues. host: peter deshazo is at >> host: peter is the director for the americas program at the...
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government, which of course talk about on january 1, 1959, guantanamo was viewed by both washington and havana with concern. castro believed that a u.s. invasion might begin at guantanamo. at various times, particularly during the cuban missile crisis, washington feared that the cubans with soviet encouragement and possible assistance might attack the base. there was also concern that if the united states ever decided to leave guantanamo, that it might become a soviet naval facility. if you look at cuba, guantanamo is -- i might say, described as strategically positioned to overlook both what is called the windward passage between the caribbean and the atlantic, it's also fairly straight shot from guantanamo down to the panama canal, which of course theodore roosevelt intended to build. and perhaps equally important, cuba could provide easy access to one of our major ports, the port of louisiana, or you might call it the port of new orleans. and i think at various times there was concern that if the soviets were two, during the cold war, going to take over guantanamo, the port of ne
government, which of course talk about on january 1, 1959, guantanamo was viewed by both washington and havana with concern. castro believed that a u.s. invasion might begin at guantanamo. at various times, particularly during the cuban missile crisis, washington feared that the cubans with soviet encouragement and possible assistance might attack the base. there was also concern that if the united states ever decided to leave guantanamo, that it might become a soviet naval facility. if you...
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eastern. >> each year, the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. 6 there is the workings of our government firsthand. they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> president obama today announced proposals aimed at risky practices by the banking industry. john by members of his economic team and house financial services chairman barney frank, he speaks for about 10 minutes. >> i just had an important meeting with my advisory board, paul volcker and bill donaldson. i deeply appreciate the council they have offered as we have dealt with a broad array of economic challenges. over the past two years, 7 million americans have lost their jobs in the deepest recession our country has known in generations. rarely does a day go by that i did i hear from folks that are hurting. we are working to put our economy back on track and put america back to work. even as we dig our way out of the holes, it is important that to not lose sight of what put us in this mess in the first place. the economic crisis began as a financial crisis banks and financial ins
eastern. >> each year, the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. 6 there is the workings of our government firsthand. they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> president obama today announced proposals aimed at risky practices by the banking industry. john by members of his economic team and house financial services chairman barney frank, he speaks for about 10 minutes. >> i just had an important meeting with my advisory board,...
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and what they see as job-killing policies coming out of washington, including this health bill. there is plenty of room for tax cuts on small businesses, incentives that will help them hire people again. i think we can find common ground there, if both sides can meet in the middle. host: senator john cornyn, thank you for joining us on "newsmakers" today. guest: thank you very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] q>> up next, a senate committee hearing on theç attempted christmas day bombing of northwest flight 253. and then details of the pentagon investigation of the fort hood shootings. after that, a town hall meeting with president obama in ohio. >> each year, the washington center brings thousands of students to washingtonw3 to experience the workings ofnbq or government firsthand. it will discussç politics, government and their futures. ç"q&a, tonight at 8:00 on c-sp. >> stay, president obama delivers his first state of the union address to congress. -- on wednesday. this state of the u
and what they see as job-killing policies coming out of washington, including this health bill. there is plenty of room for tax cuts on small businesses, incentives that will help them hire people again. i think we can find common ground there, if both sides can meet in the middle. host: senator john cornyn, thank you for joining us on "newsmakers" today. guest: thank you very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite...
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exercise, but let me remind you, april, spring meeting of the imf and the world bank, g-7 meeting in washington, in 2008 we had forecast, very bad. and we have been killed by everybody, saying, you are much too pessimistic, i remember meeting with one of the major -- not the u.s. -- finance ministers of g-7 country telling me -- not the french, either -- telling me, i know my economy than you guys. and, so, don't tell me this, we will do much better and so on and so forth and finally we proved when it went through and the guy came back and said fair enough, you are right. and it is because we had the bad forecast that as soon as -- in 2008 in davos i said, we needed a global stimulus of 2% and the reason we asked for the stimulus is tleesz i said before because we basically they're only ones working on the rights thing today which is linkages between real and financial economy. so i agree with you, forecasts are very often not that right and when they are wrong, we say what i said, at the beginning of these remarks, saying, the recovery goes stronger and sooner than expected which means that we
exercise, but let me remind you, april, spring meeting of the imf and the world bank, g-7 meeting in washington, in 2008 we had forecast, very bad. and we have been killed by everybody, saying, you are much too pessimistic, i remember meeting with one of the major -- not the u.s. -- finance ministers of g-7 country telling me -- not the french, either -- telling me, i know my economy than you guys. and, so, don't tell me this, we will do much better and so on and so forth and finally we proved...
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his office is getting constant updates and he joins us now from our washington bureau. congressman, what can you tell us? what's the latest from your perspective? >> larry, there is a lot going on on the ground now in haiti. unfortunately, we have reports coming in from individuals. my district office received a number of calls. i've been in contact with the white house, also with southern command, which is the military arm that covers haiti. it's had to respond at the recent hurricane. you have to understand that there are people that are trapped right now, there is a search and rescue effort to the best of the u.n. that's on the ground now, they're trying to help, as well as family members. but rescue must come as soon as possible to haiti. their structures are not as solid as structures in the u.s., and i know the crumbling and dust we've seen we'll continue to see because the buildings are so fragile. >> larry: what area do you represent in florida? >> i represent miami dade county and broward county. but there are haitian americans in new york, boston, l.a., centra
his office is getting constant updates and he joins us now from our washington bureau. congressman, what can you tell us? what's the latest from your perspective? >> larry, there is a lot going on on the ground now in haiti. unfortunately, we have reports coming in from individuals. my district office received a number of calls. i've been in contact with the white house, also with southern command, which is the military arm that covers haiti. it's had to respond at the recent hurricane....
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politics and policy on "washington journal" tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. did you know one of the top free news apps for your iphone or i-touch is span radio. you can get quick and easy access to three streaming audio channels. span radio, c-span and pap 2. there is a tab with links to all of our podcasts. it all free and available from the app store. the defense department released its internal report on the fort hood shootings yesterday. the co-chairs of that review former army secretary togo west and retired admiral vernon clark spoke about their findings during a 45-minute briefing at the pentagon. >> good afternoon and thank you for joining us. earlier this morning secretary gates acknowledged the seat of the -- receipt of the independent review report related to the fort hood shooting. he took the opportunity to thank the co-chairs while highlighting some of the key findings as well as how he intends to move forward upon the recommendations. of this report. >> he said it is one that was delivered on time despite a very aggressive schedule. today, this
politics and policy on "washington journal" tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. did you know one of the top free news apps for your iphone or i-touch is span radio. you can get quick and easy access to three streaming audio channels. span radio, c-span and pap 2. there is a tab with links to all of our podcasts. it all free and available from the app store. the defense department released its internal report on the fort hood shootings yesterday. the co-chairs of that review former army...
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washington post live weekend returns. the images from haiti are heart-breaking-- homes, hospitals, and schools destroyed; families searching for loved ones; parents trying to feed their children. but we can all do something. we can help the american red cross as it delivers the food, water, and medicine that can save lives. donate $10 by texting "haiti" to 9-0-9-9-9. visit redcross.org or call 1-800-red-cross. thanks for your help. >>> it is january you can feel the madness intensifying to the surprising cavs and this area is booming. and breaking down the area teams. >>> you know hoops in the area you grew up around here. virginia is doing it and we'll see about maryland. this is hard to beat. >> no question. and i think they have a chance to make the tournament, that will make it happy. i owe it. >> and a couple with the terps and to help themselves, they got cincinnati and wisconsin in the early season tournament and a lot to william and mary. it's not that bad. how do they shake it up. what do they do in conference pl
washington post live weekend returns. the images from haiti are heart-breaking-- homes, hospitals, and schools destroyed; families searching for loved ones; parents trying to feed their children. but we can all do something. we can help the american red cross as it delivers the food, water, and medicine that can save lives. donate $10 by texting "haiti" to 9-0-9-9-9. visit redcross.org or call 1-800-red-cross. thanks for your help. >>> it is january you can feel the madness...
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jefferson college in washington p.a. there's been discussion and overworry and underworry about the media of the president. do you think the president should be this exposed out in the media and in the public or do you feel that people are overreacting? >> i think the media likes to make a story about how overexposed barack obama is. i'm not sure that regular people really care that much about it. if the media hadn't been the ones talking about it so much over the autumn. >> as members of the media, i have to say, i mean, i could see both sides of this, but on your -- the one main point that is the media driving it, i talk to a lot of real people back home oral not just in the beltway, so are saying of time i turn on a tv, obama is on all five sunday shows, then he's on the cooking channel, then he's on espn, talking baseball or whatever, and that's fine. you know, on the other side of it, i will say i think there was a lot of, you know, pundits, overdoing that he was over exposed, because you know, frankly, it's a free
jefferson college in washington p.a. there's been discussion and overworry and underworry about the media of the president. do you think the president should be this exposed out in the media and in the public or do you feel that people are overreacting? >> i think the media likes to make a story about how overexposed barack obama is. i'm not sure that regular people really care that much about it. if the media hadn't been the ones talking about it so much over the autumn. >> as...
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in washington, there is a loud debate centered on health care. the policy choices are far from clearcut, but the states are struggling and we need relief but in terms of increased financial support, in better policy so that everyone has access to affordable and high-quality health care. it is a big issue. touches every family and business in maine. reform is difficult work. we know that because maine has been a leader enacting the first comprehensive health reform in the country and well we know we need a national solution, we are going to continue on a path to increase access quality and reduced costs. so tonight i am announcing another part of that effort. each one of us can help to lower health care costs by taking better care of ourselves and taking responsibility. as a doctor once told me, we can show up at the emergency room and pretend like we had nothing to do with the experience. tomorrow a new resource will be available to help mainers take control of their own health. it is not health care reform from washington or augusta but better h
in washington, there is a loud debate centered on health care. the policy choices are far from clearcut, but the states are struggling and we need relief but in terms of increased financial support, in better policy so that everyone has access to affordable and high-quality health care. it is a big issue. touches every family and business in maine. reform is difficult work. we know that because maine has been a leader enacting the first comprehensive health reform in the country and well we...
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and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which could have been a direct interference with freedom of the press. so the supreme court ruled the right way a week or two later. it all happen very, very swiftly. the impact of the story was enormous. it led to the toppling of the government, to the resignation of a president, two steps ahead of almost certain impeachment. it put the country into a terrible tailspin and i would submit that we're still not out of that. and it ignited in young journalists the belief that they could automatically become a woodward or a burn stein. so on the one hand the excitement into doing investigative reporting is very good. president overexciteme
and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which...
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second to none in terms of the work that we do here in washington. so i will submit for the record with consent, mr. president, this very brief wire service story about the unemployment rate in pennsylvania. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you. and let me just conclude this part of my remarks by speaking for a couple of minutes about what we have done this past year, the recovery and reinvestment act known by that -- as many things are -- by the acronym arra, the american refer and reinvestment act. the word "recovery" and the word "reinvestment." because that's the intended purpose of that legislation. it was at the right time at the early months of 2009. but there are a lot of americans who believe it is not being implemented fast enough. the jump-starting feblght of the spending, whether it is on infrastructure or energy efficiency or investments in education, investments in health care, tax cut for 95% of the american people, which was in the recovery bill, that all of that is not moving fast enough. so one of the jobs
second to none in terms of the work that we do here in washington. so i will submit for the record with consent, mr. president, this very brief wire service story about the unemployment rate in pennsylvania. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you. and let me just conclude this part of my remarks by speaking for a couple of minutes about what we have done this past year, the recovery and reinvestment act known by that -- as many things are -- by the acronym arra, the...
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\[applause] >> and for those watching at home, the washington center brings these students to town, some of them have been here a couple of days. some of them about a week and a couple of days. thank you all for participating and i wish thank you best in your own careers. now let's give yourself a big hand. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> for a dvd copy of this program, call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. . riordan roett discuss this the administration's policy towards latin mac that come line and brian wynn and cnn's democrats feels of vehicles -- senator cat his trip. wednesday, president obama delivers his first state of the union address to congress, laying out his vision for the future of the country and his plans for the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the state of the union address, wednesday night. our coverage starts at 8:00 eastern. you can listen to it l
\[applause] >> and for those watching at home, the washington center brings these students to town, some of them have been here a couple of days. some of them about a week and a couple of days. thank you all for participating and i wish thank you best in your own careers. now let's give yourself a big hand. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> for a dvd copy of this program, call...
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you really miss washington, i assume? >> you can't guess how much. >> i -- those -- i've listened to the comments of the secretary, your successor, and now you, and i'm listening to the members' questions and how much memory is lost in a year or 14 months from those faithful days in september and october. which all of us hope we never relive, but, in fact, we're very much significantly different than today and the coolness of being able to answer. one of the questions i was particularly interested in, because i was very involved with that time and what was happening with aig. my aspect of having some jurisdiction of insurance. as i understand it, because of financial products in london, was without assets and had a tremendous involvement in counterparty positions for about $2.8 trillion and whose counterparty positions were starting to fail and they had to honor them, their initial internal decision of aig was to use the assets of the world's largest insurance company and they sought permission and it was pending and fina
you really miss washington, i assume? >> you can't guess how much. >> i -- those -- i've listened to the comments of the secretary, your successor, and now you, and i'm listening to the members' questions and how much memory is lost in a year or 14 months from those faithful days in september and october. which all of us hope we never relive, but, in fact, we're very much significantly different than today and the coolness of being able to answer. one of the questions i was...
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ben stellar, columnist for "fortune" magazine in washington. new york, stephanie miller, host of her own radio show, her website, stephaniemiller.com. and in new york, s.c. cup. columnist for the new york daily news and senior writer for the daily caller website. first, the big news of the day, the supreme court. 5-4 vote rules corporations can contribute anything and take credit for the contributions and political campaigns pretty much handing a major defeat to the mccain law. what do you make of that ruling, mark? >> this takes us into uncharted territory. the whole goal of campaign finance was to reduce the influence of money in politics and, in fact, the whole thing has boomeranged with this supreme court decision. the law result in a decision that's overturned precedent and this is historically unprecedented that corporations now can take out political ads. >> larry: ben, what do you make of it? >> well, the story is really that a contribution is a form of free speech. that's how the supreme court seeing it that giving money is a way to ex
ben stellar, columnist for "fortune" magazine in washington. new york, stephanie miller, host of her own radio show, her website, stephaniemiller.com. and in new york, s.c. cup. columnist for the new york daily news and senior writer for the daily caller website. first, the big news of the day, the supreme court. 5-4 vote rules corporations can contribute anything and take credit for the contributions and political campaigns pretty much handing a major defeat to the mccain law. what...
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and i'm ready to go to washington without delay! [cheers and applause] i also want to thank martha coakley for her call of congratulations. a hard contest is behind us. and now we must come together as a commonwealth. thank you, martha! [applause] as you know, this special election came about because we lost someone very, very dear to massachusetts and to america. senator ted kennedy was a tireless worker and a big-hearted public servant. and for most of his lifetime was a force like no other in this state. [cheers and applause] the first call i made was to his wife vicki. and i told her that his name will always command the affection and respect by the people of massachusetts. and i said we feel the same about her. [cheers and applause] there's no replacing a man like that. but tonight i honor the memory, and i pledge to be the very best and try to be a worthy successor to the late senator kennedy. and i said at the very beginning, when i sat down at the dinner table of my family that win or lose we would run a race which would mak
and i'm ready to go to washington without delay! [cheers and applause] i also want to thank martha coakley for her call of congratulations. a hard contest is behind us. and now we must come together as a commonwealth. thank you, martha! [applause] as you know, this special election came about because we lost someone very, very dear to massachusetts and to america. senator ted kennedy was a tireless worker and a big-hearted public servant. and for most of his lifetime was a force like no other...
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this was led by harold washington. he would labiate lead -- later become the first mayor of the city of chicago. the states of massachusetts adopted the legislation. new jersey followed in 1975. by the time the legislation passed at the federal level, there were a number of states that already had state holidays in honor of dr. king. what were some of the arguments made in opposition by senators and representatives and others? one of the first documents was that no other american besides george washington had ever received such an honor. why did we have the audacity to think that king was on the same level as george washington. i would need to spend a lot of time talking about what people felt like he deserved that honor, many people felt that king was as important a figure in history as george washington. he helped to save this country by bringing us together across racial lines. his contribution was beyond saying that we were going to honor the birthday of a man. senator jesse helms, the senator from north carolina,
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in washington. if he turns out to be one of the "politics as usual" kind of politicians, we're going to turn away from him. and that's exactly what happened. i think they are frustrated by the fact that they've been duped thought they were voting for something in 2008 and find not only are things still the same old-same old bickering in washington but seems to have gotten worse. >> ifill: and perhaps focused on the wrong thing. ceci everybody wants to know will happen with health care reform. as of tonight, where does that sand? >> well, gwen, the results in massachusetts are a real blow to the prospects for health care reform legislation, and i think i would describe the blow as somewhere between debilitating and fatal, to be honest. here we are exactly one year from obama being sworn in, and we knew from one year ago that time was going to be the enemy of health care reform, and in case democrats had forgotten that, alex capatziano put out a memo saying to republicans we can kill this by delay. an
in washington. if he turns out to be one of the "politics as usual" kind of politicians, we're going to turn away from him. and that's exactly what happened. i think they are frustrated by the fact that they've been duped thought they were voting for something in 2008 and find not only are things still the same old-same old bickering in washington but seems to have gotten worse. >> ifill: and perhaps focused on the wrong thing. ceci everybody wants to know will happen with...
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c-span ready a, covering washington like no other. -- radio, covering washington like no other. >> our estimates are 500 camps, larger camps. i am talking about 50 people. the smallest and the largest between 15 and 20,000. >> >> [speaking foreign language] >> this is the emergency phase. we have the reconstruction phase afterwards. this donors' meeting on monday, the donors meeting which is not scheduled yet but should be in march, these are important windows that we must get the funding to make sure these tent cities do not become part of the reality and landscape. >> we examine president obama's jobs proposal discussed in the state of the union address. our guest is jim mctague. then the tenet kernel ready -- lt. col. rudy atallah. then elizabeth kneebone on american poverty trends and the growth of poverty in the suburbs. "washington journal" at 7 eastern on c-span. earlier today on capitol hill, the senate voted to confirm federal reserve chairman ben bernanke for a second term. 70-30.
c-span ready a, covering washington like no other. -- radio, covering washington like no other. >> our estimates are 500 camps, larger camps. i am talking about 50 people. the smallest and the largest between 15 and 20,000. >> >> [speaking foreign language] >> this is the emergency phase. we have the reconstruction phase afterwards. this donors' meeting on monday, the donors meeting which is not scheduled yet but should be in march, these are important windows that we...
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[inaudible conversations] >> -- here in washington, d.c. and we are life in the statuary hall which is maybe 20 yards from the house of representatives where president obama just spoke and is just leaving the chamber. this evening from that whole we are going to be talking with members of congress, getting their reaction to what the president had to say this evening. and we are starting off this evening with republican mike castle of delaware who is also the senate candidate, he is a congressman that is running for senate from the state of delaware. congressman castle, overall what were your impressions of the president's speech? what did you specifically agree with? >> first of all, i thought it was a solid speech. secondly, i think he delivers the speech as well as anybody i've ever seen deliver a speech and that is always a tremendous asset for him. i happen to agree with parts of it. i happen to agree with what he sought to do for education. certainly some of his statements about some of the security of the country, the military securit
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brown goes to washington. guest: the real question is, now that they have arrived, what can they accomplish? what we hear from voters time and again it is what can they do? how will you work together to get these things done, on drums, the economy, health care, -- jobs, the economy, health care, global warming? host: next phone call. caller: i could not believe with senator kennedy being sick, the democrat party did not look forward and see the position they were in. this is a senator who championed a lot of wonderful things for the people. i feel as if republicans got on top of this right away. they did a great job getting the word out. they have a nice looking guy, he talks well. that is the way the health care bill is right now. this democratic party could have done a wonderful thing for the country. even the president had not been up front delivering a good mission -- message to the people. host: amy walter? guest: all good points. fundamentally, this will be the issue for the 2010 campaign. democrats need
brown goes to washington. guest: the real question is, now that they have arrived, what can they accomplish? what we hear from voters time and again it is what can they do? how will you work together to get these things done, on drums, the economy, health care, -- jobs, the economy, health care, global warming? host: next phone call. caller: i could not believe with senator kennedy being sick, the democrat party did not look forward and see the position they were in. this is a senator who...
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host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the tax preparation shop may not be the person who signed the return. and as you all may not know, anyone who have -- and as you all know, anyone who prepares a return has to sign it and track whether they are accurate themselves in doing the return. the person who you are meeting may not be the one that signs in who we can track. the irs is proposing to recall require not -- to require non- signers to be regulated. that concerns me because someone who may not have ever met the taxpayer is the one assigned to return and we may not h
host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the...
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and needed a bailout from washington. th brought government leaders like hou speaker nancy pelosi tthe show floor to see what the industry i ying to do to turn itself around. even though the u.s. lost it title lastear as the largest yer of vehicles to china, it still remains an important market for manufacture. so they're racg to build more fuel-efcient products americans will want d can afford. ford has perhaps the best advantage with the focus. it's already been hit with consumers and gets aace-lift next year. the new focus ll have a new twliter engine that offers more hsepower than the currt model and should have better fuel economy. manufacturers don't estima fuelconomy on a vehicle until it's ready to come to market. ford admits oiding a government bailo has helped it attra customers away from g.m. and chrysler. but presidt of the america's mark fies thinks product has more to with the company success. >> at the end of the d customers are going to buyur pruct not because we didn't take goverent money, it's because wh
and needed a bailout from washington. th brought government leaders like hou speaker nancy pelosi tthe show floor to see what the industry i ying to do to turn itself around. even though the u.s. lost it title lastear as the largest yer of vehicles to china, it still remains an important market for manufacture. so they're racg to build more fuel-efcient products americans will want d can afford. ford has perhaps the best advantage with the focus. it's already been hit with consumers and gets...
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[applause] >> and for those watching at home, the washington center brings these students to town, some of them have been here a couple of days. some of them about a week and a couple of days. thank you all for participating and i wish thank you best in your own careers. now let's give yourself a big hand. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . . >> now from london, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. during this week's question time, prime minister gordon brown talked about infant -- -- relief efforts and 80 and calls to respond more rapidly to future disaster. he also expressed hope that the cadbury workers retain their jobs after an acquisition. it was founded almost 200 years ago. >> order. questions for the prime minister. danny alexander. >> question one, mr. speaker. >> i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to corporal lee brownson and rifleman luke farmer from 3rd battalion the rifles. they died in afghanistan this week, and our thoughts are with
[applause] >> and for those watching at home, the washington center brings these students to town, some of them have been here a couple of days. some of them about a week and a couple of days. thank you all for participating and i wish thank you best in your own careers. now let's give yourself a big hand. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . . >> now from london, prime minister's questions from the...
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word, i'm john king in washington. thank you for watching. >>> an earthquake ravages haiti. no one to help them. >> we are hearing voices in the rubble. you are watching "larry king live." >> larry: haiti is the poorest country in the country and yet somehow, some way, people manage to survive. there are amazing stories hard to forget. >> wednesday morning we went out and trying to rescue under the rubble and they had been working for all of that morning try to free themselves. >> she is crying out because two of her feet are pinned. >> there was a handful of guys just working under the hot sun. they had been digging through the rubble with their hands and then the miracle of having her pulled out alive. they figured out a way to move some things and chip away at some things suddenly coming free and even amidst this tragedy in the area they saved this dwirl's life. the other moment i won't forget is we were with looters, people quickly started getting out of control. young guys started arriving with weapons and they had pieces of debris and broken bottles. and i remember see
word, i'm john king in washington. thank you for watching. >>> an earthquake ravages haiti. no one to help them. >> we are hearing voices in the rubble. you are watching "larry king live." >> larry: haiti is the poorest country in the country and yet somehow, some way, people manage to survive. there are amazing stories hard to forget. >> wednesday morning we went out and trying to rescue under the rubble and they had been working for all of that morning try...
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"the washington post" reported today u.s. teams have stepped up operations with yemeni forces-- killing six regional al-qaeda leaders in recent weeks. taliban forces have rejected an afghan plan to get them to stop fighting. in an internet statement, the group warned financial incentives won't work. it said the only solution is for foreign troops to withdraw. but in germany, chancellor angela merkel said it would be wrong to set a date to withdraw. >> ( translated ): it is very, very important that a signal be sent to the taliban. even when all afghan forces have been trained, the international community will see to it that this army and police are able to survive. otherwise the taliban can hope to attack immediately when the police and security forces are not properly paid, and therefore not motivated. >> sreenivasan: merkel met with afghan president hamid karzai, on the eve of an international conference on afghanistan in london. in afghanistan, 11 suspected taliban militants were killed in an air and ground strike by nato
"the washington post" reported today u.s. teams have stepped up operations with yemeni forces-- killing six regional al-qaeda leaders in recent weeks. taliban forces have rejected an afghan plan to get them to stop fighting. in an internet statement, the group warned financial incentives won't work. it said the only solution is for foreign troops to withdraw. but in germany, chancellor angela merkel said it would be wrong to set a date to withdraw. >> ( translated ): it is very,...
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joining us is mary in washington. overseas citizens services. she's in washington. is the government supportive of haiti's decision to put new adoptions on hold? >> yes, at this time in the immediate aftermath of this cataclysmic earthquake, haiti has decided that their first priority is to identify the children that have been separated from their families and work to locate those families and reunite the children with their families, rather than -- >> larry: any indication -- i'm sorry, go ahead. >> well, rather than focusing in the first instance on thinking about sending the children away from the locations where family members would be searching for them. >> larry: any indication when haiti might start processing new adoption applications? >> no, not at this time. it's only a couple weeks now after the earthquake and they are not talking about that at all right now. they're focused on the immediate relief work. >> larry: what about adoption families where the paperwork was halfway along or three quarters of the way done? >> right. immediately after this incredib
joining us is mary in washington. overseas citizens services. she's in washington. is the government supportive of haiti's decision to put new adoptions on hold? >> yes, at this time in the immediate aftermath of this cataclysmic earthquake, haiti has decided that their first priority is to identify the children that have been separated from their families and work to locate those families and reunite the children with their families, rather than -- >> larry: any indication -- i'm...